The next Mulan promises to pack some serious punches. Niki Caro (Whale Rider), who will direct Disney’s upcoming live-action movie, called the remake “a girly martial arts extravaganza” during a new interview.

“I haven’t started yet so I can’t give you any real detail,” Caro told ScreenCrush while promoting her latest film, The Zookeeper’s Wife. “But the budget and the location and the story [are] offering such scope to me for [an] incredible, muscular piece of girly martial arts extravaganza in China. And I can’t wait.”

It’s still unclear whether the film will be more of a musical — like the live-action Beauty and the Beast — or with a few songs sprinkled in — like The Jungle Book. (In a separate interview with Moviefone, Caro addressed the question: “From what I understand, no songs right now, much to the horror of my children.”) But, despite classics like “Reflection” and “I’ll Make a Man Out of You,” Mulan already isn’t an average Disney princess; the young woman, who enters the army disguised as a man in place of her aging father, would rather swing a sword than twirl a gown.

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Bill Kong (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) will executive produce the live-action film, based on a script by Elizabeth Martin and Lauren Hynek that was rewritten by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. Jason Reed, Chris Bender, and Jake Weiner are producing.